New York
Passenger and Ed Sheeran Lyrics

It was Christmas Eve, babe
The singer sets the scene for his story.

In the drunk tank
The singer is currently in jail.

An old man said to me
The singer is approached by an old man.

"Won't see another one"
The old man implies that he won't live to see another Christmas.

And then he sang a song
The old man begins to sing.

The Rare Old Mountain Dew
The song that the old man sings.

I turned my face away
The singer is not interested in listening to the old man's song.

And dreamed about you
The artist thinks about someone else.

Got on a lucky one
The artist is lucky.

Came in eighteen to one
The artist's bet has paid off.

I've got a feeling
The singer is optimistic about the future.

This year's for me and you
The artist believes that this year will bring good things for him and his loved one.

So happy Christmas
The singer wishes the listener a happy Christmas.

I love you, baby
The singer expresses his love for someone special.

I can see a better time
The singer is hopeful for the future.

When all our dreams come true
The artist wants his and his loved one's dreams to come true.

They've got cars big as bars
New York City is known for its luxury.

They've got rivers of gold
New York City is known for its wealth.

But the wind goes right through you
Despite the luxuries of New York City, it can still be a harsh place to live.

It's no place for the old
New York City is not a place for the elderly.

When you first took my hand
The artist reminisces about a special moment with his loved one.

On a cold Christmas Eve
The special moment happened on Christmas Eve.

You promised me
The loved one made a promise to the singer.

Broadway was waiting for me
The artist was promised success in show business.

You were handsome
The singer describes his loved one.

You were pretty
The singer describes his loved one.

Queen of New York City
The loved one is the queen of the city.

When the band finished playing
The music stopped.

They howled out for more
The crowd wanted an encore.

Sinatra was swinging
Frank Sinatra's music was playing.

All the drunks they were singing
The crowd was drunk and singing.

We kissed on a corner
The artist and his loved one share a romantic moment.

Then danced through the night
The artist and his loved one dance all night.

The boys of the NYPD choir
The NYPD choir sings.

Still singing "Galway Bay"
The choir continues to sing their song.

And the bells were ringing out
The church bells are ringing.

For Christmas Day
It is Christmas Day.

You're a bum
The singer insults someone.

You're a punk
The singer insults someone.

You're an old gallon drunk
The artist insults someone.

Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
The person that the artist is insulting is in a hospital bed.

You scumbag, you maggot
The singer continues to insult the person in the hospital bed.

You cheap lousy blaggard
The singer continues to insult the person in the hospital bed.

Happy Christmas, you mug
The artist insults the person one last time.

I pray God it's our last
The artist hopes that it will be the last time he sees the person in the hospital bed.

I could have been someone
The artist reflects on his past.

Well, so could anyone
Anyone could have been someone.

You took my dreams from me
The person the artist is addressing has taken away his dreams.

When I first found you
The person took away the singer's dreams when they first met.

I kept them with me, babe
Despite having his dreams taken away, the singer still remembers them.

I kept them with my own
The singer kept his dreams close to his heart.

Can't make it alone
The artist cannot achieve his dreams alone.

I've built my dreams around you
The artist has based his dreams on the person he's addressing.

Jingle bells, jingle bells
The singer sings a Christmas song.

Jingle all the way
The song continues.

Oh what fun it is to ride
The song is about having fun.

On a one-horse open sleigh, hey
The song is about riding in a sleigh.

Dashing through the snow
The song sets the scene.

Through the fields we go
The singer is riding in a sleigh through a field.

Laughing all the way
The artist is having a good time.

Bells on bobtails ring
The bells on the horse's harness are ringing.

Making spirits bright
The fun ride is uplifting the spirits of those involved.

What fun it is to ride and sing
The singer is having fun riding and singing.

A sleighing song tonight, hey
The song is a Christmas tune to be sung while sleighing.